Police rescue missing 4-year-old girl in Baripada, Odisha

A four-and-a-half-year-old girl has been safely rescued after going missing from her home in the Jamunadeipur area of Baripada, Mayurbhanj district. The child disappeared on Sunday morning while playing near her house while her mother was inside cooking.

Following a search aided by CCTV footage, which showed a man transporting the child on a bicycle, police and local residents located the girl on Monday morning. The suspect, identified as Krushna, also known as Harekrushna Ghosh, from West Bengal, was apprehended after residents spotted him leaving the child behind her house.

Authorities are currently questioning the suspect to determine his motive and are conducting a medical assessment to examine his mental health. The girl has been reunited with her family.